Christmas Memory
All along the sidewalk, children clapped and waved at the big man, some even shouting their Christmas wishes.
Santa looked an awful lot like Sheriff Parks, even with his fake beard and stuffed tummy. The kids didn’t seem to notice. He waved and tossed candy from atop his sleigh, his plastic reindeer fastened up the roof of the pick-up truck towing his magical sled atop a flatbed trailer. It was decorated with fake snow and Christmas trees so that it looked as if Santa was flying over the top of a forest of lighted trees.
“Well, that’s that,” Memory said, turning toward him, her hands deep in her pockets. “Until next year.”
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